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LEADERSHIP

Shaping great minds.

We are grateful to the following leaders and community advisors who provide counsel to our Museum.

Board of Trustees & Executive Team


BOARD OF TRUSTEE OFFICERS

  • Patricia D. Wellenbach, President & CEO
  • Christine Campbell, Chair
  • Shawn Tuli, Vice Chair
  • Aisling Murphy, Secretary
  • Donna Saul Millen, Treasurer

BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS

  • David M. Davis
  • Samantha Funk
  • Karen Griffith Gryga
  • Kristen D. Han
  • Benjamin L. Johnson
  • Ron Koch
  • Rahul Kothari

  • Arianna Orpello Lewko
  • Edgar Miranda
  • Christyn L. Rossman
  • Tracey Santilli
  • Christopher Scarpa
  • Matt Simon
  • Richard (Dick) Tewksbury, Jr.
  • Timothy Vecchiarelli

EXECUTIVE TEAM

  • Barry Becker, Liaison to Board & CEO
  • Tracy Curvan, Chief Growth Officer
  • Samantha Gibb Roff, Chief Development Officer
  • Charles McGhee Hassrick, Director of Exhibitions
  • Olivia Thomas, Chief Learning Officer

Ex Officio Members

Joshua M. Cohen
Chief of Staff
Office of Councilman Curtis Jones Jr.
Representing The Honorable Darrell Clarke
Philadelphia City Council President

Marcella Daniels
Chief of Staff
Office of Senator Vincent J. Hughes
Representing The Honorable Vincent J. Hughes
Member, Pennsylvania Senate

Kelly Lee
Chief Cultural Officer
Office of Arts, Culture & the Creative Economy
Representing The Honorable James Kenney
Mayor, City of Philadelphia

Sudha Suryadevara
Chief of Staff
Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
Representing Kathryn Ott Lovell
Commissioner, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation

Emeritus

Elizabeth B. Cartmell
Sharon G. Coghlan, Esq.
Anne F. Hamilton
Gie Liem
Portia Sperr, Founder, Please Touch Museum
Sally W. Stetson

The Parkside Community Advisory Council

Ron Allen
Office of Senator Vincent Hughes

Shakia Boulware
Parkside Association of Philadelphia

Mike Burch
Editor, Parkside Weekly

Catherine Cahill
The Mann Center

Roberta and Alfonzo Connor
Clayborn Lewis Community Center

Calla Cousar
East Parkside Residents Association

Ruby Davis
First African Presbyterian Church

Evon Delee
New Church Down the Way Ministries

Julia Diggs
West Philadelphia Senior Center

Pam Evans
Mayor’s Office of Children and Families

Juanisha Everett
Merakey

Lorraine Gomez
Viola Street Resident’s Association

Cass Green
The Church Down the Way/Mill Creek Community
Partnership

Falena Hand
West Philadelphia Neighborhood Libraries

Monica Harmon
Bartram High School

Tina Harris
Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church

Luncinda Hudson
Parkside Association of Philadelphia

John Jordan
Discovery Charter School

Jennifer Mahar
Fairmount Park Conservancy

Charlene Mills
Parkside Association of Philadelphia

Pastor Joe E. Nock
Second Antioch Baptist Church

Ray Parker
Turning Points for Children

Derrick Pratt
We Embrace Fatherhood

Chris Spahr
Centennial Parkside CDC

Kelly Thomas
People’s Emergency Center

Crystal Walker
Philadelphia Council for Community Advancement

Dwayne Walker
People’s Emergency Center

Delcina Wilson
Urbanoasis

Alice Wright
United Black Captains Association

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